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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

152 hedge funds and large institutions have $808M invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

423% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $3.63M

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145152 (+7)

1.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.3%34.18% (-1.1%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $878M → $808M (-$69.3M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
152
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.83%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
23
Increased
37
Reduced
57
Closed
14
Calls
$19M
Puts
$3.63M
Net Calls
+$15.4M
Net Calls Change
+$13.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
151
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$3K +$3.04K +24 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
152
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$30 +$13.8K +109 +80%
CI
153
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$7.03M -56,277 Closed
BCI
154
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$2.75M -22,000 Closed
Citadel Advisors
155
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.63M -21,015 Closed
LC
156
Lubar & Co
Wisconsin
-$2.55M -20,500 Closed
TH
157
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$1.08M -8,627 Closed
PAG
158
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
-$996K -7,981 Closed
BC
159
Burney Company
Virginia
-$468K -3,747 Closed
TSS
160
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$347K -2,782 Closed
BW
161
Bison Wealth
Georgia
-$326K -2,609 Closed
VFA
162
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
-$287K -2,297 Closed
BA
163
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$190K -1,500 Closed
ICM
164
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$190K -1,500 Closed
AIC
165
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
-$44K -350 Closed
BRWM
166
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
-$4K -34 Closed

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

152 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $808M — down 7.9% from $878M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new VDC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $103M.

  • 152 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2015, up from 145 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $808M of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $103M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.